Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4
Date: 2025-01-14 15:00:00 (3 weeks from now)
Lots: 1152
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Otho. AD 69. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.33 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck 15 January–8 March. IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare head right / SECV RI TΛS P R, Securitas, draped, standing left, holding wreath in right hand and scepter in left. RIC I 8; Muona Group 1, Type 4B, Portrait Type B; RSC 17; BMCRE 17-8; BN 10. Deeply toned. In NGC encapsulation 4170300-001, graded Ch VF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, edge marks.
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Otho. AD 69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.44 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 15 January-8 March. IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare head right / SECVR I TAS P R, Securitas, draped, standing left, holding wreath in right hand and scepter in left. RIC I 10; Muona Group 2, Type 9B, Portrait Type D; RSC 15; BMCRE 19; BN 11-13 . Attractively toned. VF.
From the Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England, purchased from Baldwin’s, 29 November 2013; Roma II (2 October 2011), lot 606; W. B. and R. E. Montgomery Collection (Heritage 3012, 2 January 2011), lot 24661.
From the Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England, purchased from Baldwin’s, 29 November 2013; Roma II (2 October 2011), lot 606; W. B. and R. E. Montgomery Collection (Heritage 3012, 2 January 2011), lot 24661.
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Vitellius. AD 69. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.33 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late April-20 December. A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head right / PONT MAXIM, Vesta, veiled and draped, seated right on throne, holding patera in right hand and scepter in left. RIC I 106; Calicó 571; BMCRE 33; BN 70; Adda 46; Biaggi 282; Mazzini 71. Some shallow scratches, a couple of minor edge marks. Good VF.
Ex MACM inventory MMoCA40C; Künker 168 (12 March 2010), lot 7701; Künker 89 (8 March 2004), lot 2123.
The last of Nero’s immediate three successors, Vitellius was declared emperor by his troops while campaigning in lower Germania in January, AD 69. His reign was short lived however, as Vespasian was hailed emperor in Judaea only a few months later. Vitellius’ troops gave little resistance as Vespasian entered Italy. As Vespasian’s army approached Rome, Vitellius attempted to abdicate but was prevented by the Praetorians and his backers, who rioted and burned down the Temple of Jupiter. Vitellius was ultimately dragged out of his hiding place and brutally murdered, his body thrown down the Gemonian Stairs.
Ex MACM inventory MMoCA40C; Künker 168 (12 March 2010), lot 7701; Künker 89 (8 March 2004), lot 2123.
The last of Nero’s immediate three successors, Vitellius was declared emperor by his troops while campaigning in lower Germania in January, AD 69. His reign was short lived however, as Vespasian was hailed emperor in Judaea only a few months later. Vitellius’ troops gave little resistance as Vespasian entered Italy. As Vespasian’s army approached Rome, Vitellius attempted to abdicate but was prevented by the Praetorians and his backers, who rioted and burned down the Temple of Jupiter. Vitellius was ultimately dragged out of his hiding place and brutally murdered, his body thrown down the Gemonian Stairs.
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Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.99 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck circa 21 December AD 69-early 70. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right / IVDAEA in exergue, trophy; to right, Judaea, veiled and draped, seated right on ground in attitude of mourning, knees drawn up, head resting on left hand, which is propped on knees, right arm on lap. RIC II.1 1; Hendin 6492; Calicó 643; BMCRE 31-4; BN 20-2; Biaggi 324. Light graffito on reverse, a couple of tiny marks on edge. Good Fine.
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Divus Vespasian. Died AD 79. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.36 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. DIVVS ΛVGVSTVS VESPΛSIΛNVS, laureate head right / E X above, round shield inscribed S C set low on column, on which stands an urn; laurel branch (tree) on either side. RIC II.1 358 (Titus); Calicó 630c (this coin illustrated); BMCRE 123-4 (Titus); BN 96-7 (Titus); Biaggi 319. Some faint hairlines, edge marks. Near EF.
From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex Spink America (3 May 1995), lot 579; Numismatica Ars Classica 4 (27 February 1991), lot 341; Leu 33 (3 May 1983), lot 40; Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection (Part I, Sotheby’s Zurich, 10 November 1972), lot 272.
From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex Spink America (3 May 1995), lot 579; Numismatica Ars Classica 4 (27 February 1991), lot 341; Leu 33 (3 May 1983), lot 40; Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection (Part I, Sotheby’s Zurich, 10 November 1972), lot 272.
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Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.38 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 77-78. T CAESAR VESPASIANVS, laureate head right / ANNONA AVG, Annona seated left, holding open on her lap a bag of grain ears, the ends held in her hands. RIC II.1 971 (Vespasian); Calicó 726; BMCRE 316-8 (Vespasian); BN 278-9 (Vespasian); Biaggi 360; Jameson 70; Mazzini 16. Toned, hairlines. Near EF.
Ex MACM inventory MMoCA42C; Numismatica Ars Classica 52 (7 October 2009), lot 383; Leu 77 (11 May 2000), lot 539; Leu 2 (25 April 1972), lot 380.
Ex MACM inventory MMoCA42C; Numismatica Ars Classica 52 (7 October 2009), lot 383; Leu 77 (11 May 2000), lot 539; Leu 2 (25 April 1972), lot 380.
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Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.31 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 1 January-30 June AD 80. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head right / TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, elephant, wearing armor, walking left on exergual line. RIC II.1 115; RSC 303; BMCRE 43-6; BN 37-40. Lightly toned, a few light scratches. EF.
The elephant on this issue represents one of the numerous species displayed in the newly constructed Flavian Amphitheater, better known today as the Colosseum, built by prisoners of the First Jewish War on the site of the Domus Aurea of Nero. Opened to the public during Titus’ rule, in AD 80, and commemorated by Martial in de Spectaculis, the Colosseum was welcomed with great fanfare and games. During the opening ceremonies a great number of animals, including elephants, were both exhibited and slaughtered.
The elephant on this issue represents one of the numerous species displayed in the newly constructed Flavian Amphitheater, better known today as the Colosseum, built by prisoners of the First Jewish War on the site of the Domus Aurea of Nero. Opened to the public during Titus’ rule, in AD 80, and commemorated by Martial in de Spectaculis, the Colosseum was welcomed with great fanfare and games. During the opening ceremonies a great number of animals, including elephants, were both exhibited and slaughtered.
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Julia Titi. Augusta, AD 79-90/1. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.49 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. IVLIA AVGVSTA TITI AVG[VSTI F •], diademed and draped bust right; hair in long plait / VENVS AVGVST, Venus, seen half from behind, naked to the hips, standing right, resting elbow on column, holding transverse scepter in left hand, crested helmet in right. RIC II.1 388 (Titus); RSC 14; BMCRE 141-3 (Titus); BN 106-7 (Titus). Toned, some faint hairlines under tone. Near EF.
From the Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England.
From the Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England.
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Domitian. As Caesar, AD 69-81. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.33 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 76-77. CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, laureate head right / COS IIII, cornucopia, upright, tied round with ribbons which hang down on left and right. RIC II.1 918 (Vespasian); Calicó 817a; BMCRE 196-7 (Vespasian); BN 175 (Vespasian; same dies); Adda 71; Biaggi 395; Jameson 79; Mazzini 46 (same rev. die). Near EF. Lustrous.
From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex McLendon Collection (Christie’s, 12 June 1993), lot 111; Leu 28 (5 May 1981), lot 414.
From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex McLendon Collection (Christie’s, 12 June 1993), lot 111; Leu 28 (5 May 1981), lot 414.
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Domitian. As Caesar, AD 69-81. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.45 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 77-78. CΛESAR ΛVG F DOMITIΛNVS, laureate head right / COS V in exergue, Parthian kneeling right, extending left hand and holding out signum, with vexillum attached, in right. RIC II.1 959 (Vespasian); Calicó 819 (same rev. die as illustration); BMCRE 231-3 (Vespasian); BN 205-6 (Vespasian); Adda 72; Biaggi 396 (this coin); Jameson 80; Mazzini 48. Some faint hairlines. EF.
From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex McLendon Collection (Christie’s, 12 June 1993), lot 112; Leo Biaggi de Blasys Collection.
This reverse type repeats an issue of Augustus struck by several moneyers circa 19/8 BC (RIC I 288) celebrating the recovery of the standards lost to the Parthians by Crassus in 53 BC at the battle of Carrhae. The return of the standards (SIGNIS RECEPTIS) featured prominently in Augustan propaganda as a diplomatic and military triumph. The Flavian rulers frequently reused Augustan imagery on their coinage, seeking to legitimize their dynasty by association.
From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex McLendon Collection (Christie’s, 12 June 1993), lot 112; Leo Biaggi de Blasys Collection.
This reverse type repeats an issue of Augustus struck by several moneyers circa 19/8 BC (RIC I 288) celebrating the recovery of the standards lost to the Parthians by Crassus in 53 BC at the battle of Carrhae. The return of the standards (SIGNIS RECEPTIS) featured prominently in Augustan propaganda as a diplomatic and military triumph. The Flavian rulers frequently reused Augustan imagery on their coinage, seeking to legitimize their dynasty by association.
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Domitian. As Caesar, AD 69-81. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.11 g, 12h). Ephesus mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 76. CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, laureate head right / COS IIII across field, eagle standing facing, head right, on garlanded cippus, wings open. RIC II.1 1492 (Vespasian); RPC II 1466; cf. RIC II.1 pl. 80, 1493 (same obv. die but different rev. type). Areas of slight granularity, some shallow cleaning scratches on obverse. EF. Portrait of artistic merit. Rare.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1851.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1851.
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Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.46 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 107. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate bust right, slight drapery / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC II 169; Woytek 222b1 (same dies); Strack 101; RSC 462; BMCRE 167; BN 243-4. Attractive light tone, minor flan flaw and a couple of short, shallow scratches on reverse. Superb EF. Well struck on a round flan.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XXVII (9 January 2024), lot 746; Numismatica Ars Classica 120 (6 October 2020), lot 748.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XXVII (9 January 2024), lot 746; Numismatica Ars Classica 120 (6 October 2020), lot 748.
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Trajan. AD 98-117. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.26 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck circa mid AD 112-spring 113. IMP TRAIANVS AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / FORVM TRAIAN in exergue, Arcus Traiani (triumphal entrance) of the Forum Traiani: hexastyle building façade; surmounted by statue of facing chariot drawn by six horses between two figures flanking trophy on either side; four statues within arches below. RIC II 257; Beckmann, Early Group I, 15 (dies b2/F6); Woytek 409f; Strack 216; Calicó 1031 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 509; BN 687 (same rev. die); Biaggi 494 (same obv. die); Elkins, Monuments Figure 123. VF. Historic architectural reverse.
Ex MACM inventory MMoCA45C; Classical Numismatic Group 82 (16 September 2009), lot 1006.
Nearly every detail of Trajan’s Forum was intended as a celebration and aggrandizement of the emperor’s Dacian victory, so it is fitting that the forum’s entrance doubled as Trajan’s triumphal arch. In typical fashion, the arch is surmounted by a statuary group with figures of the emperor and Victory in a chariot. A large portion of the Forum survives to this day, containing multiple market stalls, indicating its function as the ancient Roman equivalent to a shopping mall.
Ex MACM inventory MMoCA45C; Classical Numismatic Group 82 (16 September 2009), lot 1006.
Nearly every detail of Trajan’s Forum was intended as a celebration and aggrandizement of the emperor’s Dacian victory, so it is fitting that the forum’s entrance doubled as Trajan’s triumphal arch. In typical fashion, the arch is surmounted by a statuary group with figures of the emperor and Victory in a chariot. A large portion of the Forum survives to this day, containing multiple market stalls, indicating its function as the ancient Roman equivalent to a shopping mall.
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Trajan. AD 98-117. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.29 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 20 February-circa autumn AD 116. IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GER DAC PARTHICO •, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / REGNA • AD SIGNATA, Trajan, bareheaded and in military dress, seated left on sella castrensis set on platform on right, holding out right hand; officers standing to left and right, the one on left holding spear; below, on the ground to left stand three kings, facing Trajan, the foremost holding out his right hand to receive a diadem. RIC II 367; Woytek 564f; Strack 250β; Calicó 1079; BMCRE 614-5; BN 862; Hunter 197; Adda –; Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. Attractive reddish tone, some faint hairlines, flan flaw on reverse, areas of filing and scrapes on edge. VF. Die engraver’s circle still bold on obverse. Rare. Missing from most major private collections.
From the Ramrodivs Collection. Ex Harlan J. Berk inventory cc77900; Archer M. Huntington Collection, HSA 1001.1.22269 (Numismatica Ars Classica 67, 17 October 2012), lot 313.
This attractive reverse composition shows Trajan assigning the kingdoms of Armenia, Parthia, and Mesopotamia to rulers in concert with his invasion in the East. Military gains were briefly made by Rome under Trajan, but most did not last.
From the Ramrodivs Collection. Ex Harlan J. Berk inventory cc77900; Archer M. Huntington Collection, HSA 1001.1.22269 (Numismatica Ars Classica 67, 17 October 2012), lot 313.
This attractive reverse composition shows Trajan assigning the kingdoms of Armenia, Parthia, and Mesopotamia to rulers in concert with his invasion in the East. Military gains were briefly made by Rome under Trajan, but most did not last.
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Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.22 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 147. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate and cuirassed bust right / TR PO T COS IIII, Roma, helmeted and draped, seated left on throne, holding palladium on extended right hand and vertical spear in left; round shield at side. RIC III 147d var. (bust type); Strack 143; Calicó 1658 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 561 (same obv. die); Biaggi 766 (same dies); Mazzini 937 v. (same dies). Light reddish tone, minor edge marks. Near EF.
Ex George W. La Borde Collection (Part III, Numismatica Ars Classica 105, 9 May 2018), 32; Classical Numismatic Group 91 (19 September 2012), lot 906; Numismatica Ars Classica 59 (4 April 2011), lot 1014; Gemini IV (8 January 2008), lot 426; Künker 27 (27 September 1994), lot 544; Schweizerischer Bankverein 33 (20 September 1993), lot 728.
Ex George W. La Borde Collection (Part III, Numismatica Ars Classica 105, 9 May 2018), 32; Classical Numismatic Group 91 (19 September 2012), lot 906; Numismatica Ars Classica 59 (4 April 2011), lot 1014; Gemini IV (8 January 2008), lot 426; Künker 27 (27 September 1994), lot 544; Schweizerischer Bankverein 33 (20 September 1993), lot 728.
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Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.26 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 148-149. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, laureate bust right, slight drapery on both shoulders / COS IIII, Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC III 177e var. (bust type); Calicó 1503; BMCRE 650; Adda 176; Biaggi 703; Gorny & Mosch 190, lot 499 (same dies). Edge marks. Near EF. High-relief portrait struck from dies of artistic merit.
Ex MACM inventory MMoCA47C; Numismatica Ars Classica 52 (7 October 2009), lot 445.
Ex MACM inventory MMoCA47C; Numismatica Ars Classica 52 (7 October 2009), lot 445.
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Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 20.67 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 148-149. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, laureate bust right, slight drapery / TEMPORVM FELICITΛS, S C across lower field, COS II[II] in exergue, crossed cornucopias from which a grape bunch flanked by two grain ears hang, surmounted by busts of two boys, vis-à-vis. RIC III 857; Strack 1026δ; Banti 411; BMCRE 1827. Glossy dark green patina, smoothed, details strengthened. Near EF.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex William H. Whetstone Collection (Triton XXV, 11 January 2022), lot 915; Gorny & Mosch 240 (10 October 2016), lot 514.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex William H. Whetstone Collection (Triton XXV, 11 January 2022), lot 915; Gorny & Mosch 240 (10 October 2016), lot 514.
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Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.20 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 150-151. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIIII, laureate head right / LAETITIA CO S IIII, on left, Ceres, draped, standing right, holding two grain ears in right hand; on right, Proserpina, draped, standing facing, head left, holding pomegranate in left hand. RIC III 199c; Strack 224δ; Calicó 1556 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 725; Biaggi 731 (same dies). Attractive light tone, lustrous. Near EF.
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Divus Antoninus Pius. Died AD 161. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.33 g, 5h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161. DIVVS ΛNTONINVS, bare head right / CONSECRΛTIO, Funeral pyre of four tiers, decorated with garlands, surmounted by facing quadriga. RIC III 436 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 27/4-10 (Aurelius); RSC 164; BMCRE 58-9. Lightly toned, underlying luster, traces of deposits. Choice EF. Well centered and struck with fresh dies.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Thomas A. Palmer Collection (Triton XXV, 11 January 2022), lot 920, purchased from Rick Ponterio, August 1989.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Thomas A. Palmer Collection (Triton XXV, 11 January 2022), lot 920, purchased from Rick Ponterio, August 1989.
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Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 147-148. AVRELIVS CAE SAR AVG PII F, bare head right / TR POT II COS II, Minerva, helmeted and draped, standing facing, head right, holding long scepter in right hand and resting left on shield set on ground to right. RIC III 438b (Pius); RSC 608; BMCRE 636-8 (Pius). Toned. Choice EF. Artistic portrait.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Dr. Patrick H. C. Tan Collection (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 755; Edward Waddell Inventory 52248; Egon Beckenbauer Collection (Künker 257, 10 October 2014), lot 8537.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Dr. Patrick H. C. Tan Collection (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 755; Edward Waddell Inventory 52248; Egon Beckenbauer Collection (Künker 257, 10 October 2014), lot 8537.
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Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.26 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 159-160. ΛVRELIVS CΛES ΛVG P II F, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TR POT XIIII COS II, Mars, helmeted, naked but for cloak at back, advancing right, holding spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left. RIC III 481b (Pius); Calicó 1975 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 994, note (Pius); Biaggi 894 (same obv. die). Lustrous, minor scrape on obverse. Near EF.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1891.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1891.